Genealogy in Franklin County, Massachusetts
Queries, Surnames, and Researchers
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Queries and surname registers provide a way for genealogical researchers to contact each other to exchange research information on families of mutual interest. Queries usually contain a specific research question about an individual or family and normally indicate what information the researcher would like to find. Surname registers simply list the family names in which the researcher is interested.

Queries have been routinely included in printed genealogical magazines and newsletters for many years. Often genealogical societies publish listings of surnames which their members are researching. Sometimes these societies have issued special surname registers while at other times members' surname interests are listed in a section of the society's newsletter. The same approach to maintaining queries and surnames lists are now followed on many genealogical web sites. You can view and place queries concerning Franklin County families as well as view and add surnames concerning Franklin County families on surname registration pages.

Queries

Individuals can place queries concerning Franklin County families they are researching. Queries for Franklin County are maintained on Rootsweb Message Boards. These queries are also indexed in Surname Helper and will be maintained on GenConnect indefinitely.

• Rootsweb Message Boards - Franklin
• Surname Helper - Search for a Surname - Franklin County, Massachusetts - Queries

Surnames and Researchers

Individuals can register the surnames of Franklin families they are researching so that others can contact them to exchange information. This register will be maintained at this web site indefinitely.

• Surname Register - A through L,  M through Z
• Researcher Profiles - A through L,  M through Z
• Surname Registration

Other Sources

There are many other query and surname registration sites on the internet which may be useful in researching Franklin County families. Some sites are national or international in scope, some include pages or boards for specific geographic areas or particular surnames. The following is a selected list of useful sites.

• Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - Queries & Message Boards - Includes links to a variety of query and surname register resources
• FamilySearch - The internet genealogy service of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), the site includes online access to the Ancestral file in which names of deceased individuals are linked to the submitters of the information. The Ancestral file is also available for searching on compact disc at the LDS family history centers. See the LDS Family History Library section on the Archives and Libraries page for more information.
• Genealogy's Most Wanted - Includes queries and links to surname resources
• GenForum - Includes queries organized by geographic areas and surnames
• Rootsweb Message Boards - Includes queries organized by geographic areas and surnames
• Surname Helper - Indexes queries and surnames on GenConnect, USGenWeb and World GenWeb sites as well as many other web pages
• Rootsweb Surname List - An extensive surname register

Related Pages

• Genealogy in Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Genealogy in Franklin County, Massachusetts - Discussion Lists - Information